• Winter Animal Tracking

    Sleeping Giant State Park - East Parking 400 Chestnut Lane, Hamden, CT

    Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for a guided hike about winter tracking, led by SGPA Naturalist, Gail Cameron. Lots of critters are active, even during the dead of winter. Participants will learn some of the tips and tricks to locate winter tracks and identify the animals that created them. REGISTER HERE >> Please register […]

    Free
  • Winter Tree Identification

    Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

    Had enough with the winter blahs? The SGPA is offering a short, informative hike designed to explore the variety of trees and shrubs in their winter condition. Want to know the difference between an ash and a hickory, or a maple and a sycamore? We will discuss these and more and offer some simple keys […]

    Free
  • Spring Hiker’s Hike

    Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

    Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for our first guided hike of the spring. This hike will be led SGPA's own Mike Miller and his wife, Karen Marotta. This hike will involve traveling over uneven terrain, with some possible rock scrambling. As such, participants should be in good physical condition, dress appropriately for the weather […]

    Free
  • Trail Crew 2025 – Every Sunday, April through November

    Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

    The Trail Crew always welcomes new members! Volunteers meet in the parking lot at 9:30 on Sunday mornings, April through November. The work sessions usually last for about two hours (weather permitting), and there are a variety of tasks suited for all abilities. Trail Crew projects typically involve clearing fallen trees, removing litter, repainting trail […]

  • Spring Wildflower Hike

    Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

    Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for a guided hike about early spring wildflowers, led by SGPA Board Member and retired US Forest Service Scientist, Chris Fagan. Participants will learn how to identify some of the Giant's ephemeral wildflowers, and the incredible ways they have evolved to thrive in the early spring. This will be […]

    Free